Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2024 - GEOG 321 D100

Geographies of Global Capitalism (4)

Class Number: 3895

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Fri, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    At least 45 units, including GEOG 100.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Examines the historical development, spatial organization, and social impact of market function, firm structure and operation, economic policy, and regulation and deregulation at various scales from local to global, from a geographical perspective.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course is an introduction to the working of the modern capitalist economy. It covers the real-world impacts of economic ideas, policy, market dynamics, firm structure, regulation and deregulation. The course has three emphases: (1) the dominant theories through which capitalism has been explained, defended, and criticized; (2) the formal and informal institutions that organize (or not) a capitalist economy; and (3) the effects of capitalist historical development on the worlds in which we live. No prior training in economics is required, just curiosity about how the economy actually works.

Note: There will be no tutorials during the first week of class.

Grading

  • Paper 25%
  • Poster assignment 30%
  • Tutorial 20%
  • Quizzes (2) 15%
  • In class writing 10%

NOTES:

Evaluation (tentative)

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Quinn Slobodian, Crack-Up Capitalism, Metropolitan Books 2024

Selected articles available free through SFU Library


REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.